I worked at a VERY small firm, with the Principal and one Associate LA. I joined as a co-op student to help with the Associate’s work load. I was a very friendly atmosphere and we all got along, had the same tastes in music, went out for fancy lunches when times were good, etc.

Haha, last I checked there was nothing in my contract about slavery 🙂
In Canada, we have the BCSLA and the OALA (BC and Ontario, respectively). They only contain language regarding respecting the confidentiality of documents received from clients or employers. They do contain language stating that a member will always acknowledge work done by…[Read more]

That’s amazing to hear that worked out for you. I’ve taken a few business courses myself and this might be an avenue for me in the future.
I will have to review my contract to make sure there’s nothing in the fine print, but from what I remember from the restrictive covenants, there is only a mention of not sharing any proprietary information.

Thanks for the advice, especially regarding my wording. Everyone’s been extremely helpful.
I think the safest thing would be to strip the examples of as much detail as possible (who’s going to want to read my notes of concrete slump testing during an interview anyway?) in the interest of protecting my current employers IP.
A lot of our work is…[Read more]

I’ve run into this experience (exactly) with co-workers in the past. Generally, it fuels me to step up my game and put the gloves on. I hate it myself, but there are unfortunately people out there who feel everything is a competition and you’ll need to deal with them because they don’t stop until the other competition is gone. So don’t be afraid…[Read more]